Investing.com – Spain equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Telecoms & IT and Building & Construction sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Madrid, the IBEX 35 lost 0.13% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the IBEX 35 were Indra A (MC:IDR), which rose 2.01% or 0.220 points to trade at 11.180 at the close. Repsol (MC:REP) added 1.32% or 0.185 points to end at 14.215 and Red Electrica Corporacion SA (MC:REE) was up 1.10% or 0.170 points to 15.635 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cellnex Telecom SA (MC:CLNX), which lost 2.65% or 0.59 points to trade at 21.65 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (MC:MTS) declined 1.62% or 0.410 points to end at 24.890 and Inditex (MC:ITX) shed 1.59% or 0.400 points to 24.680.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 111 to 71 and 19 ended unchanged on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.39% or 5.20 to $1355.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.53% or 0.35 to hit $65.53 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.36% or 0.25 to trade at $69.56 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.77% to 1.2447, while EUR/GBP rose 0.07% to 0.8748.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 88.64.